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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Province | | | |  Province: Encyclopedia II - District - Sri LankaFor purposes of local government, the country of Sri Lanka is divided into 9 Provinces: Western, Central, Southern, Northern, Eastern, North Western, North Central, Uva and Sabaragamuwa. (The Northern and Eastern Provinces, however, have been technically jointly administered since 1988.) The Provinces are subdivided into a total of 25 administrative Districts. [2]
The 25 Administrative Districts are Colombo 642 sq.km, Gampaha 1,393 sq.km and Kalutara 1,606 sq.km in the Western Province, Kandy 2,365 sq.km, M ...
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| | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - Guangzhou - Geography Guangzhou is located at 112°57'E to 114°3'E and 22°26'N to 23°56'N. The city is part of the Pearl River Delta.
Guangzhou - Administrative divisions.
Guangzhou is a sub-provincial city. It has direct jurisdiction over ten districts and two county-level cities.
District
Yuexiu District
Liwan District
Haizhu District
Tianhe District
Baiyun District
Huangpu District
Huadu District
Panyu District
Nansha Di ...
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| | | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - Guangzhou - Modern Guangzhou
Guangzhou - Economy.
Guangzhou is the economic centre of the Pearl River Delta, placing it in the heart of one of mainland China's leading commercial and manufacturing regions.
In 2003, the GDP per capita was ¥38,568 (about US $4,660), ranking the city eighth among 659 Chinese cities.
The Chinese Export Commodities Fair, also called "Canton Fair", is held each spring and autumn. Inaugurated in the spring of 1957, the Fair is a major event for the city.
Guangzhou - Transportation. ...
See also:Guangzhou, Guangzhou - Name, Guangzhou - Geography, Guangzhou - Administrative divisions, Guangzhou - History, Guangzhou - Astronomical phenomena, Guangzhou - Modern Guangzhou, Guangzhou - Economy, Guangzhou - Transportation, Guangzhou - Tourist attractions, Guangzhou - Significant buildings, Guangzhou - Culture, Guangzhou - Major educational institutions, Guangzhou - Sister cities, Guangzhou - Footnotes Read more here: » Guangzhou: Encyclopedia II - Guangzhou - Modern Guangzhou |
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| | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - Guangzhou - Name The Chinese abbreviation of Guangzhou is Sui (穗; pinyin: sùi; Jyutping: seoi6; Yale: seuīh) or sometimes GZ. This city has the nicknames of Wuyangcheng (city of five rams), Yangcheng (city of rams), Huacheng (city of flowers), or Suicheng.
"Canton" was the convenient French romanisation for Europeans who during the colonial period generally did not understand ideographic characters (see exonym and endonym). When the term "Canton" is pronounced in French it provides a closer oral rendering of the name in its original Cantonese. Guangzhou is a Mandarin pr ...
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| | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - District - United States There are several types of districts in the United States.
A constituency with a representative in Congress is a congressional district. Each state is organized into one or more such districts; the exact number within each state is based on the most recent census. Only voters within each district are allowed to vote in the election for the member of the House from that district. Overall, there are 435 congressional districts in the United States; each has r ...
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| | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - Edward Stafford politician - Early life and beginning of career Stafford was born on 23 April 1819 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His family was prosperous, enabling him to receive a good education at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1841 and 1842, he undertook travel in Australia, but chose to join relatives in Nelson, New Zealand, in 1843. He soon became active in Nelson politics, criticising Governor Robert FitzRoy's "weak" response to the so-called Wairau Massacre. In 1850, he joined increasing calls ...
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| | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - District - Scotland Main article: Regions and districts of Scotland
In Scotland local government districts were use from 1975 to 1996.
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| | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - District - Thailand A district ("amphoe") is a subdivision of a Province ("changwat") in Thailand. Some provinces also contain sub-districts ("king amphoe"), which are smaller than the average district.
Districts are a form of local government in several countries.
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| | | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - Edward Stafford politician - Third term and later life Fox's government became increasingly dominated by its financial leader, Julius Vogel, and Stafford began to focus on him rather than on Fox. Stafford did not greatly disapprove of Vogel's extensive public works plans, but complained that Vogel was reckless in their implementation. Fox's diminishing control over his administration eventually allowed Stafford to reclaim the premiership in 1872. Stafford's majority was small, however, and he was soon defeated in a vote of no confidence. With Bowen again refusing permission for an election, Sta ...
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| | | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - Huang He - Provinces and cities on the Yellow River The provinces of Hebei and Henan derive their names from the Huang He. Their names mean respectively "north" and "south of the (Yellow) River".
Major cities located along the Huang He include (starting from the source): Lanzhou, Wuhai, Baotou, Kaifeng, and Jinan. The upper reaches of the river were first explored by Nikolai Przhevalsky in the 1880s.
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See also:Huang He, Huang He - Characteristics of the river, Huang He - Cradle of Chinese civilization, Huang He - Tributaries, Huang He - Hydroelectric power dams, Huang He - Provinces and cities on the Yellow River, Huang He - External link Read more here: » Huang He: Encyclopedia II - Huang He - Provinces and cities on the Yellow River |
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| | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - Lianjiang - History Liangjiang, in 282, during the Jin Dynasty, was Wenma, named after a shipyard there, Wensha Ship-hamlet (溫麻船屯). It was incorporated into Min Prefecture (閩縣) in 607, during the Sui Dynasty.
Wenma was changed to the present name and made its own county during in 623, during the Tang Dynasty, when Baisha (白沙) or Fusha (伏沙) of Aojiang was the capital of Lianjiang County. The capital was ...
See also:Lianjiang, Lianjiang - Townships, Lianjiang - History, Lianjiang - Culture, Lianjiang - Geography, Lianjiang - Economy, Lianjiang - Transportation, Lianjiang - Tourism Read more here: » Lianjiang: Encyclopedia II - Lianjiang - History |
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| | | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - Huang He - Cradle of Chinese civilization During the long history of China, the Huang He has been considered a blessing as well as a curse and has been nicknamed both "China's Pride" (Zhōngguó de Jiāoào) and "China's Sorrow" (Zhōngguó de Tòng). Records indicate that, from 602 BC to present, the river's course made at least 5 major large-scale changes in direction and its levees were breached more than 1,500 times. A major course change that took place in 1194 took over the Huai River drainage system throughout the next 700 years. The mud in the Huang He literall ...
See also:Huang He, Huang He - Characteristics of the river, Huang He - Cradle of Chinese civilization, Huang He - Tributaries, Huang He - Hydroelectric power dams, Huang He - Provinces and cities on the Yellow River, Huang He - External link Read more here: » Huang He: Encyclopedia II - Huang He - Cradle of Chinese civilization |
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| | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - Ha Tay Province - Festivals In Hà Tây, it is worthy to mention festival tour first because it lasts all the year round. All the festivals bear typical characteristics of traditional festivals of North delta (Red River) which show the religious belief or respect of the inhabitants for different gods and heroes. Each festival can be considered as a living museum containing culture, traditions of the nation to be represented by different ceremonies such as statue-bathing, fish-catching, etc. or by folk games as wrestling, water pulpet, Che ...
See also:Ha Tay Province, Ha Tay Province - Geography, Ha Tay Province - Festivals, Ha Tay Province - Culture history and religion, Ha Tay Province - Handicrafts, Ha Tay Province - Natural Ecosystem, Ha Tay Province - External link Read more here: » Ha Tay Province: Encyclopedia II - Ha Tay Province - Festivals |
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| | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - Ha Tay Province - Culture history and religion Image:Bando hatay.jpg
Hà Tây Province is a very old land, having long history, which leads to the appearance of 2388 cultural, historical, and religious relics of which 12 relics are famous and being classified by Ministry of Culture and Information as especialy important. These are: Perfume Pagoda with the most wonderful cave in Vietnam; Thay Pagoda being closely linked to a famous monk Tu Dao Hanh; Boi Khe Pagoda, Tram Gian (100 room) Pagoda being stick to the hero Nguyen Binh An; Tayphuong Pagoda - cultural essence of Tây Sơn r ...
See also:Ha Tay Province, Ha Tay Province - Geography, Ha Tay Province - Festivals, Ha Tay Province - Culture history and religion, Ha Tay Province - Handicrafts, Ha Tay Province - Natural Ecosystem, Ha Tay Province - External link Read more here: » Ha Tay Province: Encyclopedia II - Ha Tay Province - Culture history and religion |
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| | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - Ha Tay Province - Handicrafts Thanks to lying adjacent to the capital of Vietnam for centuries, which always has high demand for different handicraft products from neighbouring areas, Hà Tây has long become the land of hundreds of trade.
At present, Hà Tây province has 120 handicraft villages (accounting for 10% of total handy craft villages of the country) with products being special and loved by customers such as Vanphuc silk, Chuong hats, hand fans of Vac, pearl inlaying of Chuyenmy, bamboo articles of Phuvinh, carpentry products of Changson and Sondong woo ...
See also:Ha Tay Province, Ha Tay Province - Geography, Ha Tay Province - Festivals, Ha Tay Province - Culture history and religion, Ha Tay Province - Handicrafts, Ha Tay Province - Natural Ecosystem, Ha Tay Province - External link Read more here: » Ha Tay Province: Encyclopedia II - Ha Tay Province - Handicrafts |
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| | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - Ipperwash Crisis - Background In 1936, the Province of Ontario created Ipperwash Provincial Park, and the following year, workers discovered a First Nations burial ground on the site. Despite band council requests to have the site fenced off and federal promises to do so, the park was completed on top of the grave land.
In 1942, during World War II, the Government of Canada wanted reserve land from the Stoney Point Band and offered to buy it for $15 per acre, and a promise to return the land after the war ended. The Natives rejected the offer, and in response, the federal government appropriated the Stoney P ...
See also:Ipperwash Crisis, Ipperwash Crisis - Background, Ipperwash Crisis - Occupation of the park, Ipperwash Crisis - Death of Dudley George, Ipperwash Crisis - Consequences, Ipperwash Crisis - Inquiry Read more here: » Ipperwash Crisis: Encyclopedia II - Ipperwash Crisis - Background |
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| | | | | | Province: Encyclopedia II - John A. Macdonald - Prime Minister As Prime Minister, Macdonald's vision was to enlarge the country and unify it. Accordingly, under his rule Canada bought Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory from the Hudson's Bay Company for £300,000 (about $11,500,000). This land became the Northwest Territories. In 1870 Parliament passed the Manitoba Act, creating the province of Manitoba out of a portion of the Northwest Territories in re ...
See also:John A. Macdonald, John A. Macdonald - Political Rise, John A. Macdonald - Father of Confederation, John A. Macdonald - Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald - Supreme Court Appointments, John A. Macdonald - Trivia Read more here: » John A. Macdonald: Encyclopedia II - John A. Macdonald - Prime Minister |
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